Episodic hyponatremia in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS)

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-120

  Kubota, Hiroaki ^a,b,c   Tanabe, Yuzo ^a   Takanashi, Jun Ichi ^b   Kohno, Yoichi ^b  

^a CHIBA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Chiba Kaihin Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ARGIPRESSIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIURETIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM URINE LEVEL;

EID: 16844383233     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200020601     Document Type: Article

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